Her parents and siblings are at risk from the Taliban, she says. But to Canada, they're not family members

Sonita Mominzada and her husband arrived as refugees from Afghanistan in the fall of 2021. Mominzada is desperate to bring her family to Canada, including six sisters, but Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada rejected their application. Advocates say the IRCC needs to relax some rules based on the case and country.